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ARHUT Roadmap

Last edited by vinnetu

Below is an overview of the major ARHUT milestones. While many of these can be worked on in parallel, this list helps us track our progress and the overall scope.

Milestone Overview

TARA in Active Use

  • Current Status: TARA system running and imported (DONE)
  • Description:
    • Train staff to use TARA daily; gather real-world usage insights.
    • Address any immediate support issues or bug fixes.
    • Track feedback in GitLab issues.

Kohainfo in Active Use

  • Current Status: Kohainfo system running and imported (DONE)
  • Description:
    • Similar approach to TARA; ensure staff know how to enter, find, and maintain data.
    • Monitor for data consistency or workflow problems.

PaleoMIX System Structure & Initial Data (IN PROGRESS)

  • Description:
    • Establish core schema for PaleoMIX.
    • Import initial datasets; verify data integrity in Directus/PostGIS.
    • Collaborate with researchers to finalize what fields and relationships are needed.

PaleoMIX System in Active Use

  • Prerequisite: Basic structure defined, initial data imported.
  • Description:
    • Provide training for relevant staff/researchers.
    • Gather feedback on usability and data coverage.

Web Researchers UI in Use

  • Description:
    • Deploy the Next.js-based UI for researcher access.
    • Perform usability tests; refine as needed.
    • Confirm data from TARA, Kohainfo, and PaleoMIX is visible (where relevant).

Advanced Search Functionality

  • Description:
    • Implement advanced filtering, full-text search, or faceted search across all integrated systems.
    • Ensure performance is adequate for large datasets.

End-User Documentation

  • Description:
    • High-level “how to use the system” for archaeologists, researchers, and other stakeholders.
    • Possibly host guides in the GitLab Wiki, with screenshots or quick-start examples.
    • Link to any official Directus documentation if helpful.

Initial import of various smaller datasets

  • Description:
    • Importing various smaller datasets within the system.
    • AAC datatables
    • Bibliography datatable
    • Archaeological excavations dataset

Development Workflows & DevOps HOWTO

  • Description:
    • Document the process for code changes, plugin additions, environment upgrades, etc.
    • Outline GitLab CI/CD steps and environment setups.
    • Include upgrade, testing, and rollback strategies.
    • Plugin addition and implementation instructions.
    • Environment update guidelines.

Documentation: Create & Manage Your Own Datasets

  • Description:
    • Provide advanced guidance for power users or researchers who want to add entirely new datasets.
    • Cover recommended data modeling, relationship building, permissions, etc.

Documentation: user role and access documentation

  • Description:
    • ...

Digital Humanities Tech Person Recruited

  • DH Tech specialist profile
  • Description:
    • Funding.
    • Call / finding candidates.
    • Recruitment.
    • Ensure continuity and support coverage.

Procedure for Automatic Association of Imported Data

  • Description:
    • Define how new spreadsheet records link automatically to existing entries (e.g., by site ID, artifact ID).
    • Minimize manual data mapping.

Workflow Spreadsheets to ARHUT

  • Description:
    • Document a standard pipeline for Excel/CSV imports into ARHUT, including validation steps.
    • Relies on the Procedure for Automatic Association of Imported Data.
    • Provide instructions for staff to self-serve this process.

Advanced Date Formats in Management & UI

  • Description:
    • Standardize date and timezone handling, particularly relevant to archaeological data (sometimes uncertain or partial dates).
    • Ensure Directus and Next.js display consistent formats.

TARA Data Quality Check & Normalization

  • Description:
    • Long-term effort to systematically review and correct TARA records.
    • Define naming conventions, fix missing fields, etc.

Kohainfo Data Quality Check & Normalization

  • Description:
    • Similar to TARA; ongoing process for improving data consistency and completeness.
    • Align with ARHUT’s naming conventions and required fields.

Integrating External Data Sources

  • Description:
    • Scope out new APIs or external databases to enrich ARHUT data.
    • Evaluate feasibility and define integration approach.

Ongoing Feedback & Small Implementation Projects

  • Description:
    • Establish an ongoing process to collect user feedback and quickly spin up improvements.
    • Might involve periodic sprints or mini-projects for new features.

Last updated: 2025-01-18

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